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we have harry reid, mitch mcconnell on "meet the press" this weekend. you definitely want to see it. don't miss that. they went head to head on the floor. see how it turns out. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> a teenager is dead. he is dead through no fault of his own. he is dead because another man made assumptions. he is dead not just because the man made those assumptions but because he acted upon those assumptions. unfortunately, unfortunately, because his assumptions were wrong, trayvon benjamin martin no longer walks on this earth. >> the murder trial of george zimmerman winding down. what can we expect as the defense gets set to present its closing arguments? >>> going nuclear? the leaders of the senate in a war of words over the use of the filibuster. >>> and the movie that's sweeping the nation. we're talking about "sharknado" and the twitter response that has sharks all over the world planning their 15 minutes of fame. this is "way too early." >>> hi, everybody. so we'll get wet and wild with "sharknado" in a moment. i'm thomas roberts in fo
we have harry reid, mitch mcconnell on "meet the press" this weekend. you definitely want to see it. don't miss that. they went head to head on the floor. see how it turns out. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> a teenager is dead. he is dead through no fault of his own. he is dead because another man made assumptions. he is dead not just because the man made those assumptions but because he acted upon those assumptions. unfortunately, unfortunately, because his...
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neither will harry reid take the bills up. harry reid is asked about one kid with cancer. >> if you can help one child who has cancer why not do it? >> listen -- >> why pit one against the other? >> why would we want to do that? i have 1,100 people at nulles air force base sitting home. they have a few problems of their own. to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing is irresponsible. >> i'm just asking. >> why help one kid with cancer? >> sean, he's shocked, first of all, that someone from cnn would go off script and challenge him. it's t not something he's used to. it exposes what the democrats are doing here. they are saying to the us unless you are willing to fund everything we won't allow you to fund everything. unless you fund obama care we won't let you fund benefits for veterans. that's pretty twisted and wrong. the american people are tired of this collusive spending when members of congress will hit the re set button every year, keep the spending intact and not question anything. that's what we have to
neither will harry reid take the bills up. harry reid is asked about one kid with cancer. >> if you can help one child who has cancer why not do it? >> listen -- >> why pit one against the other? >> why would we want to do that? i have 1,100 people at nulles air force base sitting home. they have a few problems of their own. to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing is irresponsible. >> i'm just asking. >> why help one kid with cancer?...
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neither will harry reid take the bills up. harry reid is asked about one kid with cancer. >> if you can help one child who listen -- why not do it? >> why pit one against the other? >> why would we want to do that? i have 1,100 people at nulles air force base sitting home. they have a few problems of their own. to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing is irresponsible. >> i'm just asking. >> why help one kid with cancer? >> sean, he's shocked, first of all, that someone from cnn would go off script and challenge him. it's t not something he's used to. it exposes what the democrats are doing here. they are saying to the us unless you are willing to fund everything we won't allow you to fund everything. unless you fund obama care we won't let you fund benefits for veterans. that's pretty twisted and wrong. the american people are tired of this collusive spending when members of congress will hit the re set button every year, keep the spending intact and not question anything. that's what we have to fight, stop.
neither will harry reid take the bills up. harry reid is asked about one kid with cancer. >> if you can help one child who listen -- why not do it? >> why pit one against the other? >> why would we want to do that? i have 1,100 people at nulles air force base sitting home. they have a few problems of their own. to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing is irresponsible. >> i'm just asking. >> why help one kid with cancer? >> sean, he's...
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reid on this because harry reid was going to give him the 15 minutes. you had a back and forth. i will ask one more and then we'll talk specifics. bob corker today, there seems to be anger at you. correct me if i'm wrong. did every senator and every congressman run on the platform they would re peel and re place obamacare? is there anyone who didn't run on that? >> as far as i know, everybody did. twice we have had vote where is all 45 republicans at the time voted against obamacare either to repeal or defund it. >> all right. so there were a lot of symbolic vote s to do that. this is the one that would do it. >> exactly right. >> i hear there are tactical differences. i asked john cornin yesterday. he said if we get elected in 2014 and control the senate then in january 2015. is that what the goal is -- those that disagree with you here? >> the tactical difference, you put uh your finger on it. the difference between wanting to take a symbolic show vote versus standing up on the continuing resolution. this is the hoet vote that4 matters. it's got to pa
reid on this because harry reid was going to give him the 15 minutes. you had a back and forth. i will ask one more and then we'll talk specifics. bob corker today, there seems to be anger at you. correct me if i'm wrong. did every senator and every congressman run on the platform they would re peel and re place obamacare? is there anyone who didn't run on that? >> as far as i know, everybody did. twice we have had vote where is all 45 republicans at the time voted against obamacare...
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not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got nothing done in the congress, and if harry reid was a true leader of the american people in which they voted for obama, they voted for the democrats in the senate, he would have done this two years ago. he was just using this as a fear tactic. he does not host: have the courage to do it. host:-- he does not have the courage to do it. host: thank you. a few more headlines this morning -- host: more headlines -- host: one more headline -- host: we will be talking about the affordable health care act later in the show. minutethis is a 50- meeting in the
not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got...
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telling harry reid they were going to do they're not going to honor any kind of promise here they're hopeless idealogue nuts out of control there's no adult supervision of this party right now and you have bob dole telling them look guys you are destroying the party with your craziness with your inane craziness they don't even listen to a guy like bob dole so this point it's nuclear option it's all the way that's what they need to do and we don't want to hear obama saying you know what by golly just cross this line in the sand one more time and then move the line and hey cross it this time that's what we have a president that does constantly and it is killing democracy and harry reid harry need to step down he's a waste of space in that office has to say we have a bad case of lucy in the football syndrome here. we certainly do in the minute we have left what would you suggest our viewers be doing about this i would you know i would think about at the very least calling harry reid's office or calling your senators office and say you know time to blow up the filibuster yeah i think the
telling harry reid they were going to do they're not going to honor any kind of promise here they're hopeless idealogue nuts out of control there's no adult supervision of this party right now and you have bob dole telling them look guys you are destroying the party with your craziness with your inane craziness they don't even listen to a guy like bob dole so this point it's nuclear option it's all the way that's what they need to do and we don't want to hear obama saying you know what by golly...
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harry reid says stuff in the past. when you say this on the floor, the media ignores it and brushes it off. whereas if it's a republican it would be -- >> greg: the definition of insanity is expecting sanity from harry reid. it's your own fault. to expect anything commonsensical from him. can we talk about how he sounds? he has the voice of horse lubery can't. can't -- lubricant. >> dana: how do you know? >> greg: it's metaphor. it spent time on the farm. doesn't he realize, he is insane. that he realizes that he is shooting in his own tent. obama owns the sequestion ration. he has become the attack dog so rabid his handlers aren't safe. we give you the job of defending harry reid. >> greg: toughest job in world. >> bob: top official at the pentagon came out and said reid did not mean to suggest that there was something about sequestions ration that caused this particular death. having said that, the timing could haven't been worse. he finds a way to get in these situations and then spend two or three news cycles to ge
harry reid says stuff in the past. when you say this on the floor, the media ignores it and brushes it off. whereas if it's a republican it would be -- >> greg: the definition of insanity is expecting sanity from harry reid. it's your own fault. to expect anything commonsensical from him. can we talk about how he sounds? he has the voice of horse lubery can't. can't -- lubricant. >> dana: how do you know? >> greg: it's metaphor. it spent time on the farm. doesn't he realize,...
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. ,> by refusing to negotiate harry reid and the president are putting our country on a pretty dangerous path. >> this is a moment where the speaker of the house has to stand up to what is a minority within his own caucus, a reckless faction that is making reckless and unnecessary demands on the country. >> the government could reach its debt limit october 17 and run the risk of default. lawmakers continue to bring the showdown, and new poll shows 70% of americans disapprove of how republicans in congress are handling these budget talks. 61% disapprove of how democrats are handling the budget breakdown. 51% of americans disapprove of the president's action. >> we learn the government shutdown will soon impact the agency that monitors the nations 100 commercial nuclear power plants. the nuclear regulatory commission says it expects the furlough of 4000 employees on thursday. it will retain 300 essential personnel. a live look at the white house were 75% of the staff is off- duty i'm including butlers, chefs, and landscapers. house switchboard hasn't recorded message that says to call back
. ,> by refusing to negotiate harry reid and the president are putting our country on a pretty dangerous path. >> this is a moment where the speaker of the house has to stand up to what is a minority within his own caucus, a reckless faction that is making reckless and unnecessary demands on the country. >> the government could reach its debt limit october 17 and run the risk of default. lawmakers continue to bring the showdown, and new poll shows 70% of americans disapprove of...
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senate majority leader harry reid. >> he's reached out to the republicans, as i've said before, so much that some of my democrats are jealous that he's been with them so much. >> reporter: republicans say they do want to see corporate tax rates cut, but only if that's peared with cuts to individual rates. democrats also say they want comprehensive tax reform, bob, but in a body this gridlocked it's hard to see how they can tackle something as complicated as overhauling the tax code. >> schieffer: i think you got that right, nancy. thank you. another deadly crackdown is looming in egypt ever since the military ousted president mohamed morsi four weeks ago. his supporters from the muslim brotherhood have been staging sit-ins. today egypt's new leaders ordered the police to clear the protesters out. what happens next could welcome down to the action of one man and clarissa ward is in cairo with our report. >> reporter: the most popular man in egypt was sworn into power a year ago by president mohamed morsi, the very man he ousted on july 3. general abdel fattah al-sisi is now widely regard
senate majority leader harry reid. >> he's reached out to the republicans, as i've said before, so much that some of my democrats are jealous that he's been with them so much. >> reporter: republicans say they do want to see corporate tax rates cut, but only if that's peared with cuts to individual rates. democrats also say they want comprehensive tax reform, bob, but in a body this gridlocked it's hard to see how they can tackle something as complicated as overhauling the tax code....
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if they flip flop, harry reid has procedural problems. they're trying to put on political pressure. they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is pretty interesting, we think we know where this is probably headed based on the arcane procedure baked into this. the way this is structured harry reid will have a pretty easy time killing the two amendments that i just described, the senate which is likely now to maybe come back sunday we're hearing instead of the originally scheduled monday. harry reid would only need 51 votes to kill the obama care delay that house republicans want to try again on. he wouldn't need the magical 60 votes ordeal with ted cruz or anything like that. on the medical device tax, same goes. he only needs 51 votes. the only questio
if they flip flop, harry reid has procedural problems. they're trying to put on political pressure. they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is...
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harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the federal government. one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government shut down major parts of the government all because they did not like one law. this republican shut down did not have to happen. i want every american to understand why it did happen. in the house of representatives refused to fund the government unless we defunded or dismantled the affordable care act. they have shut down and government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. they dema
harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the...
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and in attendance will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner, harry reid and nancy pelosi. what can be accomplished if everyone's dug in their heels? >> i will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay bills it's already rack up. >> republicans' piecemeal approach is a waste of time. it's a dwim gimmick. it's a ploy. it's politic as usual. >> he will not offer concession to republican in exchange for not tanking the economy. so today's meeting is about the need to open the government. >> all right. so eric, is this upcoming meeting, and it's going to happen in about 29 minute, a photo op or a chance for real progress? >> i'm not sure -- personally here's what i think this is what we do, we speculate. i speculate both side will be dug in, entrenched themselves. we're noting if to sign anything, the democrats aren't going to sign anything that's not a clean resolution. they don't want any amendments, any riders. they just want what they've already passed. if they don't get that, they're going to say no. on the right they're going to keep trying. let's try funding th
and in attendance will be mitch mcconnell, john boehner, harry reid and nancy pelosi. what can be accomplished if everyone's dug in their heels? >> i will not negotiate over congress's responsibility to pay bills it's already rack up. >> republicans' piecemeal approach is a waste of time. it's a dwim gimmick. it's a ploy. it's politic as usual. >> he will not offer concession to republican in exchange for not tanking the economy. so today's meeting is about the need to open...
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harry reid said he was blindsided by the new proposal. this comes in the face of a senate negotiations. the house proposal with the president come up vice president, congressional lawmakers on obamacare. what is good for the goose, good for the gander. house speaker john boehner says he is working to gain bipartisan support for his plan. blackberry taking its case to the papers, literally. nicole: it is down slightly right now. they went out to 30 publications trying to convince the sooners, do not abandon us now. we will continue to follow that story. obviously, they have been losing market share to apple and the like. washington is down 49 points on the dow jones industrial. johnson and johnson, walmart, coca-cola, some of the winners on the dow jones industrial average. back to you. cheryl: consumer confidence dropping to a near two-year low. retailers are concerned. we have a group that tracks consumer shopping plans here. some are only retail sales data we will get during the shutdown. >> it started even before the shutdown. basicall
harry reid said he was blindsided by the new proposal. this comes in the face of a senate negotiations. the house proposal with the president come up vice president, congressional lawmakers on obamacare. what is good for the goose, good for the gander. house speaker john boehner says he is working to gain bipartisan support for his plan. blackberry taking its case to the papers, literally. nicole: it is down slightly right now. they went out to 30 publications trying to convince the sooners, do...
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but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for your time, sir. >>> earlier monday the president phoned top leaders including harry reid, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi and john boehner. last night on the house floor boehner did an impression of how it went. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. how do we give a break to all the big businesses out there and yet stick our constituents with a bill that they don't want and a bill they can't afford? that's what this fight's all about. i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to do this. well, i would say to the president, this is not about me and it's not about republicans here in
but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for your time, sir. >>> earlier monday the...
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any republican when cao cast a for cloture is saying yes, i want harry reid to have the power to do that. the only path,sykb if we're goio oppose obamacare, is to prostate. i believe joe theismann should be really proud, one of our advertisers. can i just focus on the media? this story illustrates the change in tone regarding these kinds of events. cruz's talk-a-thon is seen as a silly stunt among many. but texas state senator wendy davis who became a national media darling for filibustering against a ban on abortions after five months, she became the susan b. anthony of suction. the joan of ark of abortion. she is what the media thinks is brave. and she raised $1.2 million after that filibuster. and if she wins and become governors, she should thank the fetus. of course, they won't be able to hear her. >> before i go to dana, and a lot of people say what was so great about it? why does it have to be a 21-hour talk-a-thon? i said it forced the liberal media, it forced cnn to headline. it's forcing cbs, abc and nbc to talk about it. had he done five or six hours, no one would have heard a
any republican when cao cast a for cloture is saying yes, i want harry reid to have the power to do that. the only path,sykb if we're goio oppose obamacare, is to prostate. i believe joe theismann should be really proud, one of our advertisers. can i just focus on the media? this story illustrates the change in tone regarding these kinds of events. cruz's talk-a-thon is seen as a silly stunt among many. but texas state senator wendy davis who became a national media darling for filibustering...
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it's important to remember the democrat leader harry reid, the senate will vote to keep the government running but striprip away the defunding of obamaama care. the president has repeatedly said that he will veto any pill that dismantles his healthcare reform. >>> a federal judge is siding with the navy and refusing arefs request to reveal details aboutb the burial of osama bin laden. islamic tradition was followeda for the burial and only seniorsr officers knew about it, no sailors witnessed it. the judicial watch asked to get the classified information through theclass freedom ofeedom information act. the ruling comes a few monthsw after a federal court of peals e court turned down the appeals ts get photos of raid that killed osama bin laden. will remember the victims of the navy yard shooting on sunday.ng on president obama and first lady a will attend a service at thehe marine barracks at southeast. the time of the services has noo been made public, we will bring you the service if its entirety >> we are learning more aboutler the system ofn the governmentvem background checks and
it's important to remember the democrat leader harry reid, the senate will vote to keep the government running but striprip away the defunding of obamaama care. the president has repeatedly said that he will veto any pill that dismantles his healthcare reform. >>> a federal judge is siding with the navy and refusing arefs request to reveal details aboutb the burial of osama bin laden. islamic tradition was followeda for the burial and only seniorsr officers knew about it, no sailors...
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harry reid ended up having to vote no. that way, by voting know he has the right to bring this back up for another vote when they come back from president's day weekend, which he will, and hopefully by that time, some republicans, one more republican, will have come to his or her senses. at any rate, it was the 55 democrats, 55 democrats and independents and four republicans came up to 59. harry reid voting no. that made it 58. so chuck hagle was not confirmed. and leon panetta is out. so we have no secretary of defense for the next 10 days and in the middle of at war. harry reid pointed out yesterday, this was his first. >> first time in the history of our country, if secretary of defense had been filibustered successfully >> bill: there is no doubt who is to blame. mitch mcconnell didn't do anything to stop it. >> to. >> just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. >> bill: shocking, said the majority leader. >> shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered sec
harry reid ended up having to vote no. that way, by voting know he has the right to bring this back up for another vote when they come back from president's day weekend, which he will, and hopefully by that time, some republicans, one more republican, will have come to his or her senses. at any rate, it was the 55 democrats, 55 democrats and independents and four republicans came up to 59. harry reid voting no. that made it 58. so chuck hagle was not confirmed. and leon panetta is out. so we...
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they should stop harry reid from changing the house bill and for inserting the funding with 51 votes. that will be the fight whether he can use a straight party line vote -- and senate republicans, if they stand together, we can stop harry reid. >> are you going to block consideration of the bill? will you allow consideration of the bill? you can filibuster that. if you lose that, then a simple majority could take out obama care. so are you going to have a consideration of the bill, a vote up or down, or let them vote to block a bill that you support. >> first we will ask harry reid if had will allow amendmented to be subject to 60-vote threshold. in all likelihood will will say no because he wanted to force funding through with democrats. he does that even senate republicans have the tool that we always used when the majority leader is becausing his power. we can filibuster and say we will not allow use to add the funding back for obama care with just 51 votes. >> if i may, you say this is brute political power, it's senate rule 22 that has been around for years. it says you say allo
they should stop harry reid from changing the house bill and for inserting the funding with 51 votes. that will be the fight whether he can use a straight party line vote -- and senate republicans, if they stand together, we can stop harry reid. >> are you going to block consideration of the bill? will you allow consideration of the bill? you can filibuster that. if you lose that, then a simple majority could take out obama care. so are you going to have a consideration of the bill, a...
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again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. we asked for a conference. to sit down and try to resolve our differences, they will not negotiate. we had a nice conversation, polite conversation, but at some point, we have to allow the process that our founders gave us to work out. we have appointed the house side to sit down and work with our senate colleagues. it's time for them to appoint. all we are asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obama care. i would hope that the president and my democrat colleagues would listen to the american people and sit down and have a serious
again, he did speak moments earlier before harry reid and nancy pelosi. let's listen in. >> in times like this, the american people expect their leaders to come together and try to find ways to resolve their differences. the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. we have divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals to the colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of...
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this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is tough. he's very tough, he's very wiley. he figured out a way to get this done. if you look at the deal dana bash has been reporting we've been talking about since yesterday, it is essentially a white flag. the only thing that's in it is an anti-fraud measure on obama care which basically everybody can agree toe. >> who can oppose that? >> who can oppose that? the republicans in the house have marched themselves right over to the point of irrelevancy where effectively after two weeks of this wolf, it didn't matter what they did. we wound up with a deal that they could have had on day one. and they've los
this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is...
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and harry reid the day after the election said he was going to change that. and that wasn't a new promise from him. he didn't pull that out of thin air. he's been telegraphing for months that should democrats retain control of the senate they were going to fix the rules. they were going to do away with this whole 60 votes for everything nonsense. >> it can be done if obama's re-elected and i still have the majority, we can do it with a simple majority at the beginning of the congress. >> think the president would go along with that? >> damn, betcha. >> would you make that commitment if barack obama and the democrats keep the senate, if barack obama gets re-elected and you keep the senate? >> i don't know how many people watch c-span on every given day but i've said so before everybody there. that's what i would do. >> turns out a lot of people watch c-span and if anybody was watching c-span tonight about an hour ago you would have seen harry reid there not at all fixing the problem that he has been saying for months now, for years now that he was going to fix
and harry reid the day after the election said he was going to change that. and that wasn't a new promise from him. he didn't pull that out of thin air. he's been telegraphing for months that should democrats retain control of the senate they were going to fix the rules. they were going to do away with this whole 60 votes for everything nonsense. >> it can be done if obama's re-elected and i still have the majority, we can do it with a simple majority at the beginning of the congress....
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that is what harry reid kept saying. can avertrepublicans the nuclear option if they let the seventh through. in a deal negotiated senate republican leaders and john mccain was in the middle of that deal, they reached an agreement to avert the nuclear option. the democrats gave a good deal. they gave up two nominees for the nationalch is labor relations board which is one of the most important agencies for organized labor. because of the gridlock in washington and a lack of approval for these nominees, the b and powerless. there was a court ruling that ruled that the nominees that president obama, there were unconstitutional because of how their recess appointee. democrats said we will withdraw those two nominees. president obama quickly nominated two replacements after the deal was reached and they will go through the committee, that health and labor committee this week and should be on the floor as early as next week harry reid got the nlnb working but got richard cordray confirmed. that was a major battle. between the
that is what harry reid kept saying. can avertrepublicans the nuclear option if they let the seventh through. in a deal negotiated senate republican leaders and john mccain was in the middle of that deal, they reached an agreement to avert the nuclear option. the democrats gave a good deal. they gave up two nominees for the nationalch is labor relations board which is one of the most important agencies for organized labor. because of the gridlock in washington and a lack of approval for these...
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the man and woman on the street or harry reid? >> harry reid has lost his ever-loving mind. i don't know who he thinks he's listening to. what alternative universe he is in. look at the migration out of california right now into places like texas and where i am right now, florida, because people are trying to get away from these ridiculous taxes and governments that are massively inefficient. if we had a government that was completely efficient and spent money well, people might be willing to pay more taxes. but people look at it and say, why would i send money down a black hole which is called our ff federal government? they do not want to get spending under control. they just want to continue to give everybody everything that they have ever promised them so they can be great politicians and get re-elected. this is an absolute disaster. that mindset for our country. >> mark, everybody wants to pay more taxes? >> nobody wants to pay more taxes. i think we can all agree, nobody enjoys paying taxes. but it's really easy to take a politician out of context, which is what i thin
the man and woman on the street or harry reid? >> harry reid has lost his ever-loving mind. i don't know who he thinks he's listening to. what alternative universe he is in. look at the migration out of california right now into places like texas and where i am right now, florida, because people are trying to get away from these ridiculous taxes and governments that are massively inefficient. if we had a government that was completely efficient and spent money well, people might be...
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that depends on harry reid and president obama. if they decide they want to force a government shutdown we will have one. i don't think we should. we should keep the government running. it would be irresponsible for harry reid and president obama to force a shutdown. if that happens, we've had many shut downs in the past, hasn't been the end of the world, i don't think we should have one now. if that happens the very effective tool the house can use, because part of the games this administration is likely to play in the shutdown is try to pick the most sympathetic instances and hold them hostage like the debt ceiling, they want to threaten a default to scare the american people. if there's no rule that says the continuing resolution has to cover every bit of the government. if harry reid forced a shutdown with president obama, i think it makes a lot of sense for the house to pass a continuing resolution first on the military. we'll fund the military. no matter what happens we should never threaten to cut off funding for men and wom
that depends on harry reid and president obama. if they decide they want to force a government shutdown we will have one. i don't think we should. we should keep the government running. it would be irresponsible for harry reid and president obama to force a shutdown. if that happens, we've had many shut downs in the past, hasn't been the end of the world, i don't think we should have one now. if that happens the very effective tool the house can use, because part of the games this...
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they sent it to harry reid in the senate. harry reid categorically rejected the bill. said no way, we're not going to vote on that. so now it goes back to the house. the house has the bill. we're waiting to hear what happens, if president obama should approach the mic any minute. bob, you've been a political analyst. have you ever seen so much weighing in, so much importance on one or two votes in your life? >> no, but i have also never seen one of these -- there's been 17 of these since i was born. generally, this conversation, the amazing thing to me is how little conversation -- >> here we go, the president. >> of all the responsibilities the constitution endows to congress, two should be fairly simple. pass the budget. and pay america's bills. but if the united states congress does not fulfill its responsibility to pass a budget today, much of the united states government will be forced to shut down tomorrow. i want to be very clear about what that shutdown would mean. what will remain open. and what will not. with regard to operations that will continue, if you're
they sent it to harry reid in the senate. harry reid categorically rejected the bill. said no way, we're not going to vote on that. so now it goes back to the house. the house has the bill. we're waiting to hear what happens, if president obama should approach the mic any minute. bob, you've been a political analyst. have you ever seen so much weighing in, so much importance on one or two votes in your life? >> no, but i have also never seen one of these -- there's been 17 of these since...
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listen to harry reid. >> i have the utmost confidence in him. as to the rest of the investigation, that will have to be handled the way they are, in-depth. the ethics committee are looking at it. >> there's relatively serious allegations. are you confident he did nothing wrong? >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong but that's what investigation are about. >> later on, if it turns out the investigation turns out to say the allegations are true, he can say i did have confidence and i had every reason to be and i'm so disappointed. >> even rolling footage of harry reid. he's the senate majority leader but he said i had on good information mitt romney did. >> are you rolling tape about prostitutes. >>> does harry reid understand what menendez is accused of? looks like the last dalliance might have been during the true man administration. >> he's also from nevada. >> what do you mean by that? >> did it bother you -- >> the question is, is it legal in the united states. >> thank you for that. >> life would have been cheaper. >> did it bother you t
listen to harry reid. >> i have the utmost confidence in him. as to the rest of the investigation, that will have to be handled the way they are, in-depth. the ethics committee are looking at it. >> there's relatively serious allegations. are you confident he did nothing wrong? >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong but that's what investigation are about. >> later on, if it turns out the investigation turns out to say the allegations are true, he can say i did have...
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harry reid needs to say no to the special interests and yes to the american people. people are very motivated on this issue. i do think this is a place where we need to turn american reality into political realities. people need to get motivated on it. >> here's what's in the package. let's take a lock at it. universal background chokes. gun trafficking would be a federal crime. it includes a grant program for school security. what do you think? is this a pragmatic move on the part of harry reid that something will get done in the wake of newtown? >> i think he is driven by trying to keep control of his chamber on this. even though there's poll numbers around the country that show different things, those polls are not in arkansas and even senator in montana is going to have a tough race. this is a tough situation. because if they pass too much they're going to be worried about a general election. if they don't pass enough they could be worried about a primary election. >> there was an interesting article in the national journal today. and they said that the democrats
harry reid needs to say no to the special interests and yes to the american people. people are very motivated on this issue. i do think this is a place where we need to turn american reality into political realities. people need to get motivated on it. >> here's what's in the package. let's take a lock at it. universal background chokes. gun trafficking would be a federal crime. it includes a grant program for school security. what do you think? is this a pragmatic move on the part of...
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. >> president obama and harry reid think that this shutdown is the west thing -- best thing that ever happened to them, politically. >> we in this house muchtd end this shutdown. >> -- must end this shutdown. >> reporter: republicans wanted it to be part of the deal. >> reporter: director national intelligence told lawmakers that includes about 70% of his civilian work force. >> this is extremely damaging. and it will increase, though, as this shutdown drags on. >> reporter: director clapper says employees not receiving a paycheck are prime targets for foreign governments, wanting to gain state secrets. on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the republican national committee says it will pay to keep the world world war ii memorial open for the next 30 days. >> as we have been telling you, the government shutdown is having a widespread impact across maryland. it includes the service academy and sports fans. complete coverage continues with vic, live in the newsroom. >> reporter: as of right now, all service athletics are suspended. if the shutdown doesn't end by
. >> president obama and harry reid think that this shutdown is the west thing -- best thing that ever happened to them, politically. >> we in this house muchtd end this shutdown. >> -- must end this shutdown. >> reporter: republicans wanted it to be part of the deal. >> reporter: director national intelligence told lawmakers that includes about 70% of his civilian work force. >> this is extremely damaging. and it will increase, though, as this shutdown drags...
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>> i believe that harry reid. the white house came out with a similar statement, i don't know if he is speaking on behalf of the white house. i didn't support the defunding strategy because this is where we would end up and not deliver a result. i do think at this point that the president is overplaying his hand with ill concieved strategy. and so it is time for everyone to get it together and get it resolved and to see harry reid dismiss the house plan is not the right thing to do and it is time to let the house if they can pass something get it done. but is the president trying to break the backs of john boehner and the house? >> by dismissing it he is saying that he doesn't want to negotiate and that is not a reasonable position. >> senator, you never supported the defunding proposition, and so now it doesn't seem as though the republicans and defunded or dismantled or delayed obama care. was all of this messiness worth with it >> the reason i didn't support it, i fully support repealing obama care, but i didn'
>> i believe that harry reid. the white house came out with a similar statement, i don't know if he is speaking on behalf of the white house. i didn't support the defunding strategy because this is where we would end up and not deliver a result. i do think at this point that the president is overplaying his hand with ill concieved strategy. and so it is time for everyone to get it together and get it resolved and to see harry reid dismiss the house plan is not the right thing to do and it...
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there is a concern once harry reid is gone to go ahead. one of those backstoppers is harry reid. host: time for a couple more calls. paul is waiting from indianapolis, indiana on our independent line. caller: i had occasion to talked to an engineer who previously worked for nasa where he called snap batteries which is radio active waste to produce energy for satellites. he was look into using nuclear power plant in ohio. they had a plant to make very large batteries where they built the battery and it would generate electricity pretty much in-depth from the heat. i guess these things are very expensive but on the other hand they produce electricity for a long time. i was wondering if you heard anything about using -- probably nasa has snap batteries from using radioactive waste for producing electricity quite safely for 45 or 50 years they used to test for power voyage for example. guest: i will make one point. what nasa and the government have the capacity to do is very didn't what the country is okay licensing with commercial activity. the levels of safety thresholds is very di
there is a concern once harry reid is gone to go ahead. one of those backstoppers is harry reid. host: time for a couple more calls. paul is waiting from indianapolis, indiana on our independent line. caller: i had occasion to talked to an engineer who previously worked for nasa where he called snap batteries which is radio active waste to produce energy for satellites. he was look into using nuclear power plant in ohio. they had a plant to make very large batteries where they built the battery...
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so what about what harry reid said, senator? that they will hold firm on the government shutdown having to end for any debt ceiling talk? i've got the quote right here. basically he's saying we're not even going to talk about debt. we're not going to talk about the debt limit until the government reop opens. the republicans i guess are suggesting that the way to get to a government opening, reopening, is to actually start talking. >> well, i think that it's very clear that the polls show that the american people are blaming more -- much more than the democrats and the president for the shutdown, they're blaming republicans. although the president's numbers and democrats' numbers are going down. just not as high as the -- not as badly as republicans. as you know, there was a gallup poll today that showed the favorable ratings of republicans at an all-time low. 28%. certainly there's more pressure on republicans. we need to stop. i guess we have -- i guess the house people have. maybe some of ours over here. we're not going to def
so what about what harry reid said, senator? that they will hold firm on the government shutdown having to end for any debt ceiling talk? i've got the quote right here. basically he's saying we're not even going to talk about debt. we're not going to talk about the debt limit until the government reop opens. the republicans i guess are suggesting that the way to get to a government opening, reopening, is to actually start talking. >> well, i think that it's very clear that the polls show...
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senate majority leader harry reid said their goal as to prottct america's middll cclss.miidle class the assuuance that their taxes - won't go up 22-hundred doolars each. they'll have the certaintt o plann ow they'll pay for groceries, rent, car senate minority leader mitch mcccnnell said republicans agreed toothe measure rather thhn let the middle class ssffer.we don't think taxes should be goong up on anyone but we all knew that if we did on everyone oday. e weree't going to let thaa happen.the house reconvenns today at noon measure at that time.i'm ed payne reporting. u-s lawmakers also haae tt worry aboot the debt ceiling. the u-s reached its legal borrrwing limit of 16-point-4 treaaury departmeet is takkng measurre to buy ime unnil the end of february. same sex marriaae is &pofficiallyyon the booos here in maayland. maryland.by the aathority vested in mm i pronounce ou marrred... cheers cheers several couples married soon city hall.vvttrs legaliied the unions n novembbr... and the as tte clook struckk12.one of legally wed in maryland says it's been a long road to get here. pyan wils
senate majority leader harry reid said their goal as to prottct america's middll cclss.miidle class the assuuance that their taxes - won't go up 22-hundred doolars each. they'll have the certaintt o plann ow they'll pay for groceries, rent, car senate minority leader mitch mcccnnell said republicans agreed toothe measure rather thhn let the middle class ssffer.we don't think taxes should be goong up on anyone but we all knew that if we did on everyone oday. e weree't going to let thaa...
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if harry reid comes out tonight and says no deal. >> which he did. he did say. >> there is no more conversation tonight, i would not be surprised immediately tomorrow they take back at least half of what they -- they give back 150 points, half of what they took today. >> if we're talking about doing something -- negotiations that take place over the next six week, and the government is either open or it's not open. let's assume it opens before six weeks. >> right. >> either way you're going to see a lot more volatility it seems to me and that the market is going to react as it did today to headlines and to every twitch and twitter to somebody saying something or clearing their throat on capitol hill. >> the key is at some point down the road, the shutdown does affect the economy. >> absolutely. >> and profits. >> that's what is going on here. the debt crisis was a much bigger, more immediate issue with the u.s. treasury defaulting on debt. and i've argued until i'm blue in the face, never, never, never, never. and it's about 30% of the budget, by the
if harry reid comes out tonight and says no deal. >> which he did. he did say. >> there is no more conversation tonight, i would not be surprised immediately tomorrow they take back at least half of what they -- they give back 150 points, half of what they took today. >> if we're talking about doing something -- negotiations that take place over the next six week, and the government is either open or it's not open. let's assume it opens before six weeks. >> right....
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and it's harry reid's finger on the button. tonight the senate is just finishing up a meeting in the agust old senate chamber. they met in the old senate chamber tonight in way they almost never do. republicans and democrats met together there, all 100 of them in a chamber that crucially has no c-span cameras in it. in this meeting of 100, they are reportedly trying to find a solution to this standoff over nominees. maybe they're going to find a solution and maybe they will not. on the senate floor today before this big meeting tonight, elizabeth warren said she was still new in washington but couldn't understand why senate would accept a political stalemate that ends, as she put it, not in more government or in less government, but just in bad government. then she made one more argument for the agency she created, and for the nomination of the person chosen by president obama to run it. >> so let me be clear to those who think this filibuster will shut down the work of the new agency. let me be crystal clear. the consumer fina
and it's harry reid's finger on the button. tonight the senate is just finishing up a meeting in the agust old senate chamber. they met in the old senate chamber tonight in way they almost never do. republicans and democrats met together there, all 100 of them in a chamber that crucially has no c-span cameras in it. in this meeting of 100, they are reportedly trying to find a solution to this standoff over nominees. maybe they're going to find a solution and maybe they will not. on the senate...
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harry reid categorically said, if you touch that bill, it's a no. and they have the votes for no. >> there were 17 days in the '90s where they were shut down. they filled in and got money from here and there. >> fair enough. mean in recent tyimes, like the last few times -- >> 2005 seems like a recent time. >> i think it's the point of many conservative commentators who have taken heat for not supporting the defunding effort. this time around, they haven't. that means that veterans, as you heard the president say, veterans won't be getting their checks. seniors won't be getting their checks. it's an emotional argument to scare the american public. will it work? >> listen, i don't think there's any doubt. all the polls running against obama in either single way, the exception, by the way, obama, people don't like it, it do not want to see the government shut down because of it, the funding of it. i think there's going to be a deal. they get ride to the -- >> how do you do it though? >> i think what andrea said. you give the pipeline. it seeps that wo
harry reid categorically said, if you touch that bill, it's a no. and they have the votes for no. >> there were 17 days in the '90s where they were shut down. they filled in and got money from here and there. >> fair enough. mean in recent tyimes, like the last few times -- >> 2005 seems like a recent time. >> i think it's the point of many conservative commentators who have taken heat for not supporting the defunding effort. this time around, they haven't. that means...
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so i don't think that harry reid has any choice. there's a lot of dynamics between the two caucuses now, but harry reid certainly has a right to be saying to mitch mcconnell, if you want to break the system like this then we are going to have to try to repair it somehow. >> bill: you were there a long time, was the tradition that whether the president was a republican or democrat, the president should be able to name the people -- if he wins the election, right? name the people he wants to run his agencies. >> generally seeking -- >> bill: unless there was some problem. >> there were some odd-liars, but generally speaking they would confirm the president's choice, but that's no longer the case. the senate is not working. it is broken. and it's broken on virtually everything but nominations. you need people in key positions to run the government and when they decide we are not going to move these nominations, they break the system. >> bill: tell us about the book. >> this is about a virus created by the russians stolen by the iranian
so i don't think that harry reid has any choice. there's a lot of dynamics between the two caucuses now, but harry reid certainly has a right to be saying to mitch mcconnell, if you want to break the system like this then we are going to have to try to repair it somehow. >> bill: you were there a long time, was the tradition that whether the president was a republican or democrat, the president should be able to name the people -- if he wins the election, right? name the people he wants...
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you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why he does that? >> he said he just -- after he's done, he just basically hangs up the phone. he assumes the other person wants to do the same as well, to get on to the next call. so just one of the little quirks about him that i love. i got to tell you. let me go back to what you said about whether this is senator reid freed up. you see these gray hairs on my head? a lot of them came because of senator reid. he has a refreshing habit of speaking what is on his mind, which is -- can be a very dangerous thing for a politician. i worked for ted kennedy for 12 years. say what
you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why...